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Vibrio cholerae cytolysin recognizes the heptasaccharide core of complex N-glycans with nanomolar affinity.
Journal of molecular biology - 11 Mar 2013
Levan Sophia, De Swastik, Olson Rich
Abstract excerpt
Pathogens selectively target host cells using adhesion molecules and secreted virulence factors that may utilize protein, lipid, or carbohydrate ligands on the cell surface. The human intestinal pathogen Vibrio cholerae secretes a pore-forming toxin, V.cholerae cytolysin (VCC), which contains two domains that are structurally similar to known carbohydrate-binding proteins. These tandem domains are attached to the...
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